In the same way that chewing gum in a lock makes it hard to open your front door, fat particles inside muscle cells interfere with insulin's efforts to open the cell to glucose.
锁内的口香糖使得前门难以打开，同样地，肌肉细胞内的脂肪颗粒干扰胰岛素为葡萄糖打开细胞的努力。
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The term 'chewing the fat' takes on a whole new meaning with this course offered by George Washington University in the US.
成语“开怀畅谈”（英语为chewing the fat，直译为“嚼脂肪”）有了新的含义了，拜乔治华盛顿大学所赐。
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Vera: So am I, but we can't keep chewing the fat over this indefinitely. We've got to come to a decision.